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Mandatory Death

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Mandatory Death began with Garrett (Guitar) and Ryan(Drums) who had musical history together starting in the old days, who wanted to start a metal band for quite some time. We had the band name, the first song, (Going to War) and the love for speed. All that was left was filling the voids. They then began recruiting members worthy of spreading Mandatory Death upon humanity.Dario Montanino, soon started coming to jam and this is around the time we composed our second song, Mandatory Death Knights (MDK). Dario (Lead Guitar), a classical guitar player who brought a lot of spanish and Italian influences into our songs is a husky Italian metal head who we know one thing's for sure, he can rip it the fuck up on a solo! After looking for a bass player, we finally took 2 strings off Kurtis Kremski's guitar and didn't tell him, hes been holdin it down MDK style on the bass ever since.Singing was a different story. We knew we couldn't just keep playing instrumentals, and knew we had to find a singer who could maintain the energy of the songs. Mikel, who just so happens to be the 2X Canadian Amateur Boxing Champion at the moment, grabbed the Mic with fury and brought us to the next level as we merged into a complete band.Our songs came together in a matter of a couple of months, in a style that every member is proud to represent as their own. We jammed n perfected our songs for a bit, got the word from a producer of Goodfellas Recordings that hooked up some studio time, and in two full sessions on some weekend in December of 03, we finished our first 8 song demo intitled, Clashing of the Swords. A linked compilation of pure raw anthems, Clashing of the Swords" is a Winnipeg Thrash Metal Album for all the Heads of our city and the fans of our style. NO bullshit. The Summer of 04 saw the Death Knights come to life. We played our first two shows successfully and got our name out. Friday the 13th of August, Clashing of the Swords was released as part of a great party @ the collective.Currently They are now working on a second album. Keep an eye out. MySpace-MANDATORY DEATH

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Member Since: 12/26/2004
Band Website: mandatorydeath.com
Band Members: Garrett Single(Guitar) Dario Montanino(Lead Guitar) Kurtis Kremski(Bass) Mikel Rondou(Vocals) Ryan Ouilette(Drums)
Influences: Cannibal Corpse, Pantera, Sepultura, Slayer, Nile, Decapitated.
Type of Label: None